They demanded the keys to the shop but the victim was able to edge backwards into the kitchen and run through the back door.

The two raiders then left the store clutching various items.

They fled the scene in a Volkswagen Meriva driven by Jeal.

Police saw the car on the A59 heading towards Blackburn 15 minutes later and deployed a stinger to bring them to a swift halt.

Hugh McGeough, 36, of Springfield Road, Leyland, has been jailed over a �10,000 robbery at Cottams Stores

They found a black plastic tray containing the currency.

Recorder Christopher Kennedy QC jailed Doherty for seven years and four months, and Jeal for four years.

McGeough was also sentenced for burgling the premises of contractor firm North Star on Eden Street, Leyland, between September 18 and 24, 2016, and Casetronix in Leyland on September 2 and stealing a car.